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Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OWEN TAYLOR AND CHARLES c. TAYLOR, or HUNTINGTON, Wasi: VIRGINIA. AssIGNoR-S To JOHN nnwannmrritun, se., or HUNTINGTON, wnsrvIRe-INIA.

'MASONS AND PLASTElR-ERS TOOL.

Application filed February 28, 1924. `Serial No. 695,781.

'[10 all 2li/wm it may concern.'

Be it known that we, OWEN TAYLOR and CHARLES C. TAYLOR, citizens of the United States, residing at Huntington, in the county of Cabell and State of Test Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Masons and Plasterers Tools g' and we do hereby declare the following to be a full` clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it' appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide a combined trowel, pointer and header for the use of masons and plasterers to en able the forming of different joints and for decorative work, the tool being in the nature of a trowel and provided with interchangeable points for adapting the. same to a variety of work.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

lVhile the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requiren'ients, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted. to

T50 without departing` from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings y forminga part of the application:

Figure 1 .is a perspective view of a tool embodying the invention,

Figure 2 isa central longitudinal sectional view thereof, the dotted lines showinethe front portion of the tool lowered,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3--3 of Figure 1, and y `Fiaiu'es 4:, 5 and G, are detail perspective views of diflierentforms of interchangeable points.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.v

The tool is elongated and hollow and com` prises body and handle portions. the body portion including' sections 1 and 2 which are hingedly connected at 3 and held in normal or working` position by means of a suitable catch 4. The handle portion includes a grip 5 which has the section 2 attached. The tool is hollow and a plunger 6 is arranged to operate therein and its rod 7 eX- tends .through the body and grip and terminates in a knob S. The rod 7 is provided along; a side with a plurality ofratchet teeth 9 which are adapted tocoact with a latch lever 10 pivoted to the grip 5. The front end of the body is open, as indicated at 11, and anyone of a plurality of points may betted thereto and held in place by means of al set screw 27 or other preferred fastening.

'Each of the points comprises a shank 13 and a tip 14, the latter being,` variously formed according to the particular nature of work in hand. Each of the points has an opening for the discharge of the mortar or other material to be applied, the same being forcibly ejected from the body of the tool by means `of the plunger 6, which is positively and intermittently advanced by means of the latchlever 10.

What is claimed is:

1. A tool of the character speciiied having a hollow body in sections hingedly connected together, one of the sections having a handle portion, a` catch for securing the sections in normal position, a plunger within the body provided with a rod extending therethrough and outwardly ofthe handle portion, said rod having ratchet teeth, a latch lever pivoted to the handle portion adapted to coact with the ratchet teeth to positively advance the plunger and forcibly expel material from the body, and said rod and plunger being' retractile past the joint of the sections so that one section may be swung relatively to the other section for reception of a charge.

2. .A tool of the character specified having' a hollow body in sections hing'edly connected together, one of the sections having' a handle portion, a catch for securing' the sections in .normal position, a plunger within the body provided with a rod extendingA f therethrough and outwardly of the handle portion, said rod having ratchet teeth` a latch lever pivoted to the handle portion adapted to coact with the ratchet teeth to positively advance the plunger and forcibly expel material from the body, and saidv rod and plunger being retractile past the jointk of the sections so that one section may be ,swung relatively to the other section for l reception of a charge, the body having" a forward end wall leading to said opening,

said body about the opening being substantially Wedge shape, a. point telesoopoally engageable with said Wedge shape portion, and means to prevent accidental dsenga-ge-- nient of said portion and point7 and the forward end of the plunger conforming in shape to said Wall.

In testimony whereof We aix oni' sgnfl tures in presence of tWo Witnesses.

O/VEN TAYLOR. CHARLES C. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

PEARL M. TAYLOR, J. E. MILLER. 

